The Osceola times., 1887-07-09

frohiD'tiOn OF the liquor tramc lies
at the basis OF all our national pros
perity; and he is no friend to himself,
bis religion, or his country, who op-
pose3 q movement that seeks to rid
the community Of the greatest cure
of our time.
Shut up the liquor shops and you
kill greater monster than Saint
George did when be slew the dragon.
Talk about regulating the liquor
traffic; you might as we'll talk about
regulating the cholera or the small
pox. You must overthrow it; you
must root it out and destroy 1t for
ever.
It is an admitted plea tina. this
liquor interest is very formidable; 1t
is, in fact, a powerful Samson in our
midst-strong enough to bring down
the pillars of this vast Republic if
not soon shorn Of its locks.
The contest may wage long, fierce,
and furious, but in the cause Of Right,
and God on our side, we shall tri-
umph in the end.
This is TO dreamer's dream; i: is q
logical conclusion. State after State
is wheeling into line. All over the
South the cause is progressing.
North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia,
Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Texas, are rallying to the supl. l.ort OF
the cause, and they will not find it
lost cause either.
There are now more than 100
Prohibition counties in Georgia, and
Atlanta has given grand boom to
this Prohibition movement.
Immense enthusiasm is excited
among the people; prominent men
are falling into the ranks, and the
colored race, rs . general thing, will
join in voting Prohibition.
That's the progress the cauae is
making in the South; that's the
progress we want to sAe it make IN
the North, the East. the West. We
want to see q mighty, a resistless
tide sweep over this continent until
every brewery, every distillery, and
every dram shop is cngulfed forever.
We want to see the complete over
throw of this monster tyrant that de-
moralizes the world and outrages all
the decencies of life.
We want every man and every
woman, every child, to join in our
crusade against this monster of in.
iquity.
Let all rally to the cause of Pro-
hibition, for in that alone is there
safety.
High or low license will not cor.
rect the evil; it only serves to make
it respectable, and gives a justi6ca-
ton 10 the rum-seller for bis other.
wise criminal business. Here's q
death. dealing traffic to which you
have been giving your appreciation,
and lending your influence. Stop
trying to trim and regulate this
deadly upas tree. Don't touch i,
unless you extermimatr it. Take
tho axe Of Prohibition and cut i,
down; root out every particle of i,
until nothing remains but its hateful
memory.
Let the law come in and protec,
men from themselves. Let it abso.
lutcly forbid the sale of intoxicating
liquors. Make it impossible for 4
man to buy liquor to drink. lie,
law overthrow the disgraceful traffic
and not sanction it by legal indul.
genoe.
Intemperance is not a crime tina,
the law cannot reach. 1t can punish
a man for getting drunk, If he makes
himself obnoxious in the streets; then
why should not the law go further
and put stop to all drunkenness
In Prohibition lies the safety OF
this nation. In Prohibition hes the
happiness Of our homes, the pros
perity of our people, the safeguard
Of our young men, and the welfare
of the Christian church. It's ban.
ner worth fighting under; and 1t is a
banner on which is inscribed "Pro-
hibition our high Ambition"
We like to think of the time when
this cause shall triumph. What a
glorious resurrection for this nation
What an anthem of praise will re-.
sound through the land! Every harp
will bs tuned to Joy! Every voice
will sing the songs Of Prohibition
Every church in the land will raise
its anthems in praise for dolverance
from this monster evil! We seem
to hear the knell Of Mtemperance
sounding through all the corridors
of time! We see the monster crush
ed, never to rise again. He can
never repair the wrong he has done.
He can never heal the hearts he has
broken. He oan never rebuild the
homes he has destroyed, nor call back
the souls he has sent wailing into
eternity. But with prohibition in
State and nation his power will be
over; his rod of iron will be broken !!
Our votes will be the silent vet
strong hand of power to secure en-
tire prohibition Of the monster evil,
and q arty to enforce it.